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Ok, another example. Is 10°C 10 times as hot as 1°C? No. Multiplying kelvin is fine because kelvin is an absolute scale.
by sgjohnson 3y ago
Ok, another example.
Is 10°C 10 times as hot as 1°C?
No.
Multiplying kelvin is fine because kelvin is an absolute scale.
- _a_a_a_ 3y ago> No. For a given baseline, perhaps yes?. Kelvin has its baseline inherent, for C you can pick what you like if you're clear about it. Perhaps. (Edit: and using only positive or negative temps as pointed out above)
- ethbr0 3y agoYes. Parent's spaghetti examples weren't the most illustrative. What I believe they're griping about is that "10°C does not have 10x as much heat as 1°C." In actuality, "10°C has 10x the difference in heat that 1°C has relative to the freezing point of water." So it's a comparison definition quirk, not a numerical one.